Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-20
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL.

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Dubuque Herald, 18th: The Herald
has given the principal facts ~ they
have occurred, In regard to the new
branches which the Illinois Central rail-
road is abaat to build in Iowa. So i'm
'poftant, however, are these new lines
gong to be to Dubuque that a summary
,ls here again presented.
Two new lines are to be built at once,
one from Cherokee, Iowa, on the main
Iowa line of the Central, TO Sioux Falls,
| OAK, and the other from Cherokee to
| Omaha. The first IS to be ninety six
miles long and will run through such
towns as Pringhar. county seat OF
lOBrien county, which at present has no
railroad; through sheldon, the crossing
of the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul,
and the Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis
and Omaha railroads; through Rock
Rapids in Lyon county; then over the
corner OF Minnesota to Sioux Falls.
The southwestern branch will follow
tine Little Sioux river from C~hsrokeeln
q direct line to Onawa. There it'll IN
tended to cross the Missouri snd push
l OA v " a lubChiOo WltA tbo ohAOh Sah
at Fremont, and on to Lincoln.
These two lines from Cherokee will be
built at once this year.
Another line is projected but 20 def
mite arrangements as yet have been made
to build another branch directly vest
ward from LeMars to Yankton. 1t
is presumed all these lines will be
tualiy pushed on in the directions in
which they branch out, and that they
are the beginnings of a big system OF
Illinois Central extensions.
The two TO be built this year in Iowa
go through q splendid country. They
will open up new territory to Dubuque's
liobbing and manufacturing trade, terri
| tory heretofore not directly accessible.
How great an advantage this will be to
the city is needless TO say. The news
that these lines are to be built is the best
that Dubuque has received for some
time.
The charter OK the Illinois Central for
bids it to directly build branches and
new lines. This difficulty is overcome
by forming u construction company COM
posed of Illinois Central officials. This
company will build the reads, and then
when completed the Central will form
ally buy them. though from the first, it oi
course, furnishes the money. Dubuque
men are prominently interested in the
construction company. Hon. w. j
Knight, the Central'H attorney, is presi-
Ident, w. r.. Polmeyer auditor of the
Iowa division, is secretary, and The
board of directors is composed of Ed
ward T. Jeffrey, John q. Yelling, W.J
knight, M. Gilleas, Il. w, Quimby, j
Jacobs, and VIM. Il. Polmeyer.
Hon. W. j. Knight, president OF thu
construction company, returned yester'
day morning from q western trip to tn
region of rt,,e new roads, Cherokee
. Sioux Fall; 4 bother places thereabouts
He was cali =: Apon by q Herald reporte
and in answ,r to various questions kind
!. ly furnished the following interesting in
formation:
: "Superintendent Giileas and ] hay
!, Just returned after a ten days absence Of
, the new lines OF railroad in the westerI
: part of the state, which are to be bull
, as feeders to the Illinois Central. Thu
two lines Immediately in hand start froE
= IOherokee. q point On the Illinois Den
, trial, about forty miles east OF Sioux City
!, One of these lines runs from Cherokee &
|Onawa, which is within q few miles @
: the Missouri river. This line has beel
: located between Cherokee and Onawa,
= distance OF about sixty miles. and Ffl
: day at Cherokee contracts for its con
. struction were let. Mr. Vincent, of Ona
. VIC, was given the contract for the sout
th,rty.seYen miles and e. nj. Harrington
= of this city, and his brothers wer
: given the contract for the mort
lIwenty-three miles. Bridging was le
to q party from Sioux City
These contracts provide chat til
: road shall be finished within o shoi
L time, and Mr.. Gllleas hopes to get
open for business sometime in Decem
Der, This road runs from Cherokee
southwest along the Little Sioux rive
! through q splendid farming country
= and the prospect is that in the nea
!. future it will be prshed across th
9 Missouri river into Nebraska, and to
fconnectlon with the Union Pacific. TIL
other line will run from Cheroke
. through northwestern Lowe and soutl
Z, ern Minnesota to Sioux Falls, Dial
d The engineering work is now -bein
y done, and Mr.. Gillens will be ready
let the contracts towards the end
next week if the arrangements mat
y with different localities through whit
70 the road runs. are carried out by tber
There seems to be little or no doubt
q thie, and the prospect is that Il
: road viii be let at the tin
10 indicated. This line will be ninet
To six miles long, and for its entire lengl
will run through good farming countr
:. The people along the lines OF theI
roads are very anxious to have the
;" built and have proposed to aid by 2ivil
right Of way and depot grounds. Tn
o was their own proposal and nothing ell
has been asked from them. Tie roa
he will be built by the Cherokee and Da
ota railroad company, of which NJ
to Gilleas is general superintendent, al
as such will have fuli charge of Il
q. work."
Reporter-Ihese lines will be pref
good thing Tor Dubuque, will they no
Mr.. Knight-When the new lines O
Ii, built they will and l56 miles of feede
to the Illinois Central compapy's lines
Iowa and will open up for the buslne
interests of this city that number OF mi
&C. of territory to which our business m
mt have now no means Of access. In no
so of the territory through which th.
mt lines will run have the people any bu
,r- ness connections with Dubuque at pr,
ms ept. I was surprised not to meet W
on q Dubuque paper in any OF this terrific
On, 1t is expected that the line to Sic
Is, Falls will be open for business IN Deco
ed Der. 1t will be if delay is not caused
ng the localities through which it runs.
,u- regard these lines 90 q very imports
extension to the railroad facilities of (
city. The company also has in &C
'e- temptation other extensions into Dakc
nd of which, perhaps, 1t would be premat
to now to speak"